4 Spring Valley mayoral hopefuls knocked off Democratic ballot

Joseph, Gross to fight ruling on petitions

12:09 AM,
Jul. 27, 2013

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Four of the seven Democratic candidates hoping to challenge Mayor Noramie Jasmin in September's primary election have been disqualified from the race by the Rockland County Board of Elections.

Spring Valley Trustee Anthony Leon and Miguelino Joseph, a property manager for a Manhattan nonprofit, were eliminated from the primary ballot this week.

The Board of Elections found that in Joseph's case, many of the 364 signatures needed to get on the ballot were not provided by registered Democrats, county Election Commissioner Kristen Zebrowski Stavisky said. ...